[50mhz] Congratulations to K6MYC of M2 Antennas, inducted to the CQ DX HALL OF FAME at Dayton!
Lance Collister, W7GJ
w7gj at q.com
Sat May 19 13:19:02 EDT 2012
From Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1062.2:
NEWS RELEASE by Rich Moseson, W2VU, Editor CQ magazine:
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE FRIDAY MAY 18, 2011, 8 AM EDT
CQ ANNOUNCES 2012 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Dayton, OH - May 18, 2012) -- CQ magazine today announced its 2012
Hall of Fame inductees, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the CQ DX
Hall of Fame with three new members, along with two new inductees into
the CQ Contest Hall of Fame and 16 new members of the CQ Amateur Radio
Hall of Fame.
The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether
licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur
radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either
to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect
of life on our planet. The 2012 inductees (listed alphabetically) are:
George Badger, W6TC (SK), expert in tubes and tube circuit designs;
executive of Eimac and later President of Svetlana
Bill Brown, WB8ELK - "Father" of amateur radio high-altitude ballooning
Robert Brown, NM7M (SK) - Expert on 160-meter propagation, author and
retired physics professor
Evelyn Gauzens, W4WYR - Chair of the Miami "Tropical Hamboree" hamfest
for 45 years; ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director, Honorary Vice
President
Richard Garriott, W5WKQ – Younger half of first U.S. father-son team
to travel in space. (His father is Owen Garriott, W5LFL, the first
astronaut to operate amateur radio from space, and a 2001 Amateur
Radio Hall of Fame inductee.)
William W. Hansen (no call)(SK), "Father of Microwave Electronics"
Richard Kirby, ex-W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK) - Director of the ITU's Inter-
national Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) from 1974 to 1995
Fred Maia, W5YI (SK) - One of the architects of VE program, first
FCC-designated VEC; editor/publisher W5YI Report; long-time CQ columnist
Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML - Communications Director, New York City
Marathon, 1976-present; former ARRL First Vice President, Director
Larry Mulvehill, WB2ZPI - Photojournalist who has covered major news
events around the world for more than 50 years; CQ cover photographer
for over 30 years
Rowley Shears, G8KW (SK) - Founder of KW Electronics in UK; helped
re-establish amateur radio in Germany after World War II
Mike Staal, K6MYC - Antenna expert, co-founder of KLM and M2 Antennas
Frederick Terman (ex-6FT, W6AE, W6XH) (SK) - Microwave pioneer, partner
with William Hansen (see above)
Patrick Tice, WA0TDA - Manager, Courage HandiHam System; for more
than 20 years
Louis Varney, G5RV (SK) - Inventor of the G5RV antenna
William A. Wilson, K6ARO (SK) - First U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican
after formal diplomatic relations were re-established in 1984 after
more than a century
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Lance Collister, W7GJ
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